| abdicate |
to officially give up a position of power or a right. |
| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| articulate |
able to speak or express oneself in a clear way. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |
| voracious |
consuming large quantities of food with greed or great desire; ravenous. |